Undertaking contract and commercial support for the UK transformer business of a global technology leader in the energy sector.
Provide guidance and leadership on contract related matters to cross functional business team members
Ensure project team members are aware of their responsibilities and roles to engender a team approach to contract management
Develop contract strategies based on company policies, customer requirements, and the overall execution strategy considering risk, pricing, scope, and schedule
Identify the contract baseline (including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlights areas of opportunities and potential risk
Ensure timely and accurate execution of commercial aspects on a portfolio of contracts and subcontracts (i.e. payments, claims, variation orders, warranties, provisions, guarantees, etc); and maintain registers accordingly
Verify that all parties to the contract have fulfilled their contractual obligations and there are no responsibilities outstanding
Ensure that the assigned portfolio of contracts and/or specific projects follow contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with applicable procedures and terms
Together with the business Legal Representatives, develop the negotiation strategy and support negotiations
Support the Legal team in handling formal dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration proceedings
Align with Legal to draft, negotiate and finalize agreements during the sales and project execution phases.